Black jay

Last updated August 11, 2021

Black jay is a common name which can refer to two unrelated birds:

In Tasmania it is the local name for the black currawong (Strepera fuliginosa) of the family Artamidae.
Black magpies, in the genus Platysmurus, from Borneo, Sumatra, Malaysia, and southern Thailand.

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